Seibu Dome

Seibu Dome is a stadium in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 31,552.

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Seibu Dome
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Key facts

Seibu Dome is a stadium in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan that opened in 1979. Its recorded capacity is 31,552. It is owned by Seibu Railway and Seibu Railway. It is operated by Saitama Seibu Lions. The venue does not currently carry a sponsor name. It has been known by 5 names in total, including Seibu Lions Stadium, Invoice Seibu Dome, Seibu Prince Dome, MetLife Dome. Current tenants are Saitama Seibu Lions, Saitama Seibu Lions.

Location
Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan
Type
Stadium
Capacity
31,552
Opened
1979
Status
Active
Current owner
Seibu Railway, Seibu Railway
Naming rights
No current sponsor name
Name changes
5
Playing surface
Artificial turf
Roof
Fixed roof
Location of Seibu Dome
Seibu Dome

Seibu Dome is at latitude 35.7685, longitude 139.4205, in Kami-Yamaguchi, Japan. The marker is drawn from the recorded coordinates. The building outline appears here once OpenStreetMap footprint geometry is available for this venue.

Data table for this chart
Recorded location of Seibu Dome
FieldValue
Latitude35.7685
Longitude139.4205
CityKami-Yamaguchi
RegionKami-Yamaguchi
CountryJapan
OpenStreetMap objectNot recorded
Footprint geometryNot yet exported by the pipeline

Technology

Playing surface, roof and equipment recorded for Seibu Dome
FeatureRecorded asConfidenceSource
RoofFixed roofWikipedia categorySource
SurfaceArtificial turfWikipedia infoboxSource

See the venue technology guides for how these work.

Naming rights

Naming history of Seibu Dome
197920032026Seibu Lions Stadium (1979 to 1997)Invoice Seibu Dome (2005 to 2006)Goodwill Dome (2007 to present)Seibu Prince Dome (2015 to 2017)MetLife Dome (2017 to 2022)

Seibu Dome has carried 6 recorded names. Seibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015) (no sponsor) ran Present. Seibu Lions Stadium (no sponsor) ran 1979 to 1997. Invoice Seibu Dome (no sponsor) ran 2005 to 2006. Goodwill Dome (no sponsor) ran 2007 to present. Seibu Prince Dome (no sponsor) ran 2015 to 2017. MetLife Dome (no sponsor) ran 2017 to 2022. The average tenure of a name here is 6.5 years.

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Every recorded name of Seibu Dome, with sponsor, dates and source
NameSponsorPeriodDeal valueTermConfidenceSource
Seibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015)NonePresentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Seibu Lions StadiumNone1979 to 1997Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Invoice Seibu DomeNone2005 to 2006Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Goodwill DomeNone2007 to presentNot publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
Seibu Prince DomeNone2015 to 2017Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource
MetLife DomeNone2017 to 2022Not publishedNot publishedWikipedia infoboxSource

Ownership and operation

Owners and operators of Seibu Dome, past and present
RoleOrganizationPeriodStatusConfidenceSource
OwnerSeibu Railway1979 to presentCurrentWikidata statementSource
OwnerSeibu RailwayPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource
OperatorSaitama Seibu LionsPresentCurrentWikipedia infoboxSource

Tenants

Tenants of Seibu Dome and the competitions they play in
TenantCompetitionsPeriodStatusSource
Saitama Seibu LionsNot mappedPresentCurrentSource
Saitama Seibu LionsNot mapped1979 to presentCurrentSource

Recorded changes

27 changes to this venue have been recorded by the monthly pipeline runs.

Change log for Seibu Dome
DateTableFieldFromToMonth
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set14812026-10
2 October 2026venue_features(created)not set14802026-10
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
28 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-232026-09-282026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venue_namessource_date2026-09-202026-09-232026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_revidnot set13756028272026-09
23 September 2026venueswikipedia_titleBelluna_DomeBelluna Dome2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setMetLife Dome2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSeibu Prince Dome2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setGoodwill Dome2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setInvoice Seibu Dome2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSeibu Lions Stadium2026-09
20 September 2026venue_names(created)not setSeibu Dome (1998–2004, 2008–2015)2026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set195162026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set195152026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set195142026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set80012026-09
20 September 2026venue_roles(created)not set80002026-09

Sources and licenses

Every ownership, naming and sponsorship row on this page carries the URL it was derived from. The site as a whole is built from these sources:

Row-level sources used for this venue:

Wikipedia article: Belluna Dome (revision 1375602827). Wikidata item: Q1194822.